Glove



APIIS 1952 B. KENNEDY 2,591,905

` GLOVE Filed Nov. 22, 1949 INVENTOR.

Berl' Kennedy Patented Apr. 8, 1952 UNITED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE Application November 22, 1949, Serial No. 128,793

1 Claim.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in gloves and in the manufacture thereof and is more particularly concerned with the construction-of a two-piece glove inf cluciling an inner or lining part and an outer par An object of this invention is to provide a glove of the character described which is especially shaped to fit the wearers hand and in particular prevents the outer part from accidental movement relative to the inner part when the glove is in position on the hand. Also inherent in this construction is the fact that when thecomplete glove is removed from the wearers hand thetlining portion remains intact 'within the outer portion:` i

A further object of the present invention is to furnish a glove of the character described whereby both parts of the glove may be worn independently or in combination for greater warmth and added attractiveness.

Another object of the invention is to especially prepare the surface of the outer part of the come apparent from the following description of the present invention illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which: 4 Figure 1 is a plan view of the glove constituting the present invention.

` Figure 2 is a side elevation of the invention.

Figure 3 is a plan View of the inner part or 1ining of the glove.

Figure 4 is a plan view of the outer part of th glove.

Similarreference characters represent similar parts in the several figures.

At the present time in the manufacture of gloves there is much expense involved in providing linings therefor. Then too there is quite a mbit of additional labor involved in securing the The present glove has been especially designed to overcome these many problems concerning the manufacture and wearing of gloves. I propose to construct the lining in sa, single unitary piece which may alternatively be worn as a glove by itself. 4This inner part or lining `8 of the glove is made of knitted wool or any other desired fabric. The outer part '9 of the glove can be made either of Wool or leather. l

With this arrangement, depending upon the weather, either of the parts may be worn alone.

by feeding the cloth to be used inthe outer porgtion through a machine in which it will come in contact with a high speed'emery wheel.

Tovifurther assist in keeping the two portions of the glove together the outer portion has been designed to conform particularly to the shape of l.the hand. By an examination of the human hand in side elevation it will be seen that from a point adjacent the `wrist the hand tapers outwardly and comes to a substantial point at the fingertips. The present glove has been designed with this shape in mind. Generally the outer portion comprises a palm section I0 and a back section Il of approximately the same 'configura- As will be seen both of the sections or panels are provided with the usual finger cutouts. The palm section is further characterized in that provision is made therein for the thumb. Joining these two sections as by stitching or the like I provide a pair of sidewalls l2 (only one being shown-l. These sidewalls extend forwardly from opposite sides of the wrist portion I3 to the forengervand little fingertips respectively.

It will be seen from Fig. 2 that the sidewalls taper V forwardly to a point at the end of the fingers. As previously mentioned this taper conforms to the taper of the human hand. Fourchettes which are similarly tapered are provided to connect the finger cut-out portions of the palm and back sec- Y u tions. From the above description it will be apparent that the outer portionof the glove progressively widens from the nger portions to the wrist or cui?. As the hand is Placed into the glove and the tapered hand becomes seated in the cavity or pocket of the glove, which pocket progressively widens from the finger portions to the wrist portion, a locking or holding effect prevails.

As will be seen from Fig. 3 the inner part or lining of the glove is formed in a single unitary piece. The wrist portion I4 of the lining is formed with a plurality of ribs I5 which give an ornamental contrast to the rest of the lining. As will be seen when the two parts are used together, the wrist portion I4 of the lining is of sufcient length to overlap the wrist portion I3 of the outer portion of the glove. This overlapping or cui portion in addition to enhancing the attractiveness of the glove also assists in keeping the two parts of the glove together.

It will be noted that the sidewalls I2 are joined to the palm and lback sections by external stitching, as illustrated by the numeral IS. These rugged seams aiTord a sporty appearance making the glove extremely popular for wear when attending outdoor events such as football games, etc. The back II is also furnished with a Yplurality of ribs formed by raised stitching which converge to provide further ornamentation.

From theforegoing description .of the present invention it'will be apparent that I have provided a glove which is not only novel as to appearance and attractiveness, but also one which is unusual as to its versatility. The inner and outer parts may be used individually or combined to accommodate extremes in temperature and also in accordance with the occasion at hand. The combined parts `present an extremely stylish and warm glove Vwhich is preferable at many outdoor events. On the other hand the inner portion or liner may be worn individually to provide a flexible knit covering for sports, automobile driving and other occasions requiringr active use of the hands. The outer suede part of the glove when individually worn answers the need for a glove having a more dressy appearance and would be in order for business or evening wear.

While Ihave shown and described a preferred 40 form of my invention, it will be understood that ack,

variations in details of form may be made Without departure from the invention as dened in the appended claim.

I claim:

A glove comprising a pair of Separate parts, each of said parts having a Wrist portion at one end and nger portions at the other end, one of the parts acting as a lining and provided with an extended cuil' portion, the other part adapted to t over said lining and having a portion in contact therewith, said other part including a palm and a back section connection together by sidewalls uniformly tapered throughout their length,

the-large ends of the sidewalls being at the wrist portion thereof and the small ends of the side- `walls being at the finger portions thereof, thereby forming a pocket progressively widening from the linger portions to the wrist portion adapted to retain a hand and said one part therein, the lining contacting portion of said other part being roughen'ed to assist in preventing relative movement between the two parts when assembled on the hand, and the saidV cuff portion on the one partoverlapping the other part.

i BERT KENNEDY.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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